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Managing a table of ten players is less like storytelling and more like air traffic control. In the heat of my weekly library sessions... -
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February 1983. As we step into a new year of gaming Ian Livingstone wonders what might come next. With Treasure Trap starting (or at... -
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TSR Inc. published Dragon #102 in October 1985. It is 100 pages long and has a cover price of $3.00. This issue features gully dwarves... -
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Picture courtesy of Pixabay. In the world of public library gaming, overbooking is more than a strategy; it is a survival mechanism...
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Picture courtesy of Pixabay. Running any free event at a public library is an act of local heroism; running a weekly Dungeons & Dragons...
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PPale Violet Light reacted to saviirkad's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Solasta 2 Announced!!! with
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I didnt think the characters were ugly at all, in fact I thought they looked better than most games. A lot of games give you full... -
ProfessorDetective reacted to kronovan's post in the thread City Supplements - What do we like? with Like.
It's not the first time I've mentioned it here, but I'm a big fan of Kobold Presses' city of Zobeck. It sits at the center of their... -
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The Monster Overhaul by Skerples has two indexes, one alphabetic, and this one, which is fiendishly clever: This kind of approach could...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Piperken's post in the thread City Supplements - What do we like? with Like.
Plenty of published sourcebooks already mentioned. Rules/mechanics/procedures for cities that I have fondness for: Downtime in Zyan...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Blue's post in the thread City Supplements - What do we like? with Like.
Players don't interact with cities the same way they do adventures, and that difference guides me. I don't find location based at the...
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hawkeyefan reacted to pemerton's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
I don't know if I'm following your account of "priorities". If a character flees in fear (whether due to a failed Steel test in BW, or... -
ProfessorDetective reacted to Desdichado's post in the thread City Supplements - What do we like? with Like.
I love city books, but the way that I use them maybe is a bit esoteric. I don't use them as references, exactly. I don't run the cities...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Ralif Redhammer's post in the thread City Supplements - What do we like? with Like.
I'd vote for Volo's Guide to Waterdeep. It gives a lived-in feel to Waterdeep, full of rumors that might be true, or might not be...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread City Supplements - What do we like? with Like.
One of the things I like about both Freeport (Pirate's Guide version) and Ptolus is how much blank space is still available there. As...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Voadam's post in the thread City Supplements - What do we like? with Like.
An interesting one for me is Hallowfaust: City of Necromancers from the Scarred Lands. A strongly themed Necromancer magocratic city...
